Chicago Festivals Events Calendar
7th Annual Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival
May 14
7th Annual Great Chicago Places and SpacesChicago Architecture Foundation
May 20 - 22
Bike The DriveLake Shore Drive
May 29
21st Annual Chicago Gospel Music FestivalGrant Park - Free
June 3 - 5
22nd Annual Chicago Blues FestivalGrant Park - Free
June 9 - 12
21st Annual Printer's Row Book FairDearborn St. btwn Polk & Congress - Free
June 11 - 12
31st Annual Wells Street Art FestivalWells St between North & Division
June 11 - 12
46th Arts Experience420 N Michigan
June 16 - 17
Chicago SummerDance FestivalGrant Park
June 16 - Aug 28
Taste of Randolph StreetRandolph & Racine
June 17 - 19
25th Annual Taste of ChicagoGrant Park
June 24 - July 4
15th Annual Chicago Country Music FestivalGrant Park
June 25 - 26
13th Annual Race to the Taste
June 26
6th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film FestivalGrant Park - Free
July 12 - Aug 23 (Tuesdays)
Old St. Patrick's World's Largest Block Party650 W Madison St, $35 - $40 (21+)
July 15 - 16
Arts & Crafts ExpressionsCanal & Madison, Free
July 21 - 22
12th Annual Mayor's Cup Youth Soccer Tournament
July 23 - 24
An Arts AdventureSuperior & State, Free
July 24
48th Annual Venetian NightMonroe Harbor - Free
July 30
Gold Coast Art FairRiver North Gallery District, Free
Aug 5 - 7
Chicago Distance ClassicGrant Park
Aug 7
47th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show
Aug 20 - 21
47th Arts Experience420 N Michigan, Free
Aug 26 - 28
17th Annual Viva! Chicago Latin Music FestivalGrant Park, Free
Aug 27 - 28
Accenture Chicago TriathlonLake Michigan, Lake Shore Drive
Aug 28
27th Annual Chicago Jazz FestivalGrant Park, Free
Sept 1 - 4
9th Annual Celtic Fest ChicagoGrant Park, Free
Sept 17 - 18
6th Annual Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival
Oct 2
Chicago Marathon
Oct 9
Chicagoween
October
State Street Halloween Happening
Oct 22
Daley Plaza Santa's HouseDaley Plaza
Nov 24 - Dec 24
Tree Lighting CeremonyDaley Plaza
Nov 25
Mayor Daley's 6th Annual Holiday Sports Festival
Dec 28 - 30
New Year's Eve Fireworks at Buckingham Fountain
Dec 31
Source: TheLocalTourist.com